Alcohol detoxification is ultimately targeted to individuals who are addicted and dependent to alcohol. Detoxification will be the first principle process that is carried out in the overcoming or recovering process from substances like alcohols and drugs. Detoxification is the principle step that helps the patient to get rehabilitated completely! Detoxification might or might never be significant depending on several different factors including medical status, age and finally the history of liquor consumption. Detoxifications will carryout different course of medication that dearly supports to control the retraction signs while you given an end to the intake of alcohol.
Alcoholic detoxification will be handled to cure the grievous physical impacts that are caused due to the prolonged intake of liquor or alcohol. This method of practice never implies that it treats the alcoholism directly. The most common family of drugs used for this is Benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines such as Valium, Ativan or Serax are used to reduce alcohol withdrawal symptoms and these are the most frequently used drugs too.
The drugs are used in several treatment patterns: - 1) The principle consideration that has to be known is, the level of lenience will differ from one to another. A standard benzodiazepine dose will be dosed every 30 min till slight sedation is accomplished. 2) The second choice of selection is to consecrate a definitive benzodiazepine dose depending upon on the secession phenomenon. 3) The third choice is to postpone the treatment till the signs and symptoms explicate or occur. It must never be perverted in patients, who already have alcohol relating seizures. This method of handling have been effective in a type of scientific experiment most commonly used in testing healthcare services (such as medicine or nursing) or health technologies (such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices or surgery). Dosing of the benzodiazepines can be guided by the CIWA-Ar scale.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDVideo Recorded: 01.05.09
Location: Veterans Affairs Medical Center / West Los Angeles, California, USA
Dr. Chang's Examination Room
( I have a cold and my voice is very crackly )
Today, I went for a routine physical appointment with my Primary Care Physician.....and was told:
There are no notable signs of damage due to my addiction to drugs and
alcohol. The doctor said that the more important fact is that I remain clean and sober
because of the dangers that continued usage would bring about.
My heart and blood pressure were normal for my age. There were no lesions on my
lungs and my respiration is normal. ( I AM SO BLESSED )
In addition to remaining Clean and Sober - I REMAIN HIV NEGATIVE
HOWEVER.....
.......I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING HIGH CHLORESTORAL DUE TO MY
DIET AND WEIGHT......
THE SOLUTION:
I DID NOT GET CLEAN AND SOBER TO DIE FROM OTHER PREVENTABLE HEALTH ISSUES. THE FIRST YEAR OF MY RECOVERY HAS/WAS SPENT ON THE TOTAL FOCUS OF MY FOUNDATION - MY RECOVERY FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
HOWEVER.....RECOVERY IS A TOTAL PACKAGE DEAL - MEANING I AM NOT ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING MY RECOVERY FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF MY PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH!
IF I DO NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY - I WILL BE PUT ON MEDICATION - AND DAMMIT I AM TO YOUNG (37 YEARS OLD) TO BE PUT ON MEDICATION TO CONTROL THIS WHEN ALL IT TAKES IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAME PRINCIPALS AND TOOLS I USE IN MY RECOVERY FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
ACTION - ACTION - ACTION .......
I DID NOT GET CLEAN TO DIE OR SUFFER FROM A STROKE.....I HAVE THE TOOLS, I KNOW WHAT TO DO........THUS I WILL AND MUST DO IT!
RECOVERY ROCKS!
All those years i abused my body ,well im sorry , hope you can forgive me..........
INTELLECUTAL PROPERTY - ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDPhoto Taken: 12.31.08 ( 11:00 PM )
Location: My Brothers House / South Los Angeles, California, USA
I LOVE MY BROTHER!
WHEN I GOT CLEAN AND SOBER (APRIL 9, 2007) - SO DID MY BROTHER - HE CAME TO BELIEVE THAT HE WAS DRINKING TO MUCH AND STOPPED....
AS A RESULT - WHENEVER WE HAVE FAMILY EVENTS WHERE OTHERS ARE DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - HE AND I WILL DRINK CIDER OR VIRGIN DRINKS.....
IN THIS PICTUE I AM HOLDING OUR BOTTLES....
- SPARKLING CIDER AND SPARKLING WHITE GRAPE -
RECOVERY ROCKS - MY 2ND CLEAN AND SOBER NEW YEARS WAS AWESOME!
This is the collection of beer / wine consumed by my house mates over the last few months. I have contributed I think 10 of those on show here :p
A good man.